{Gratitude Friday}

A blog I keep up on Lisa Bearnson had a great idea. She made a gratitude journal with her kids. Every night they are to write 5 things that happened that day that they are grateful for. What a great idea!!! I will be starting this with my kids this weekend.

I decided to post every Friday what I am grateful for. I think it is a great way to keep your focus on the positive things not the negative.

This week I am grateful for:

1. Dave coming home last night to save me (I was at the breaking point with my kids)
2. My kids for sincerely saying sorry after they saw how upset they made me
3. Leesa for calling me to go shopping with her today
4. Having a wonderful sister that I can call anytime to vent and always cheer me up
5. My Aunt Cindy getting me motivated to make a new Christmas Stalking for Garrett. (I will post about that later)

Make it a great one!!

{Pandora}

My brother introduced me to Pandora and I AM ADDICTED!!

I sit at a computer all day and this is perfect to listen to! The program is so smart, you put in an artist and it will play their songs plus other songs in the same category. If you don't like the song just say so and they will never play it again. I wish I could download this to my I-Pod!

You can create different play lists. Today I made a Christmas station.

{Memory Tuesday}

DESCRIBE YOUR FIRST CRUSH. WHAT WAS THE PERSON LIKE? HOW OLD WERE YOU?

I don't have any 1 boy that I had a crush on. In third grade there were A LOT of boys I liked. Everyday at recess we would play kissing tag. The boys would chase the girls and then take them behind the bushes to kiss. Then the girls would chase the boys and go behind the bushes. The funny thing is, everyone would go willingly behind those bushes!!
I can't believe I did that in 3rd grade. I have a 4th grader and I can't even imagine him kissing a girl at his age!!!!

{Thanksgiving recap}

We had a great Thanksgiving! I love how the holidays bring families together. Dave's family doesn't get together very much so it was nice to spend the day with eachother and reconnect.

On Friday we went up to my sisters cabin and stayed overnight. NO SNOW!! Oh well, my kids love playing with their cousins and we enjoy hanging out with my sister and her husband.

I usually don't enjoy getting ready for Christmas. I get stressed about what to buy, how much, etc... But Santa planned ahead and he is almost done. Whew! Saturday we spent time putting up the christmas tree and decorating the house. Now we just need snow!

{Happy Thanksgiving}

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all have a great day and make sure to be thankful for EVERYTHING you have.

We are going to Kory and Stephanie's house this year (Dave's brother). The Horlacher family doesn't get together very often so it should be fun. I am excited to make my mom's home made rolls and I might even attempt to make a pie rather than buy it. I'm not much of a susie homemaker so that is a big deal for me! ha ha.

Make it a great one!

{Happy Anniversary, Memory Tuesday}

Happy Anniversary to my brother Kent and his cute wife Janie!

Memory Tuesday
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE SPORT? TELL ABOUT IT.
Growing up I loved playing Volleyball. I never played for school and I probably wasn't the best player for our church team but I stilled loved to play.
I enjoy watching gymnastics, football and basketball. And of course watching my boys play soccer.

{Get well wishes}

On Monday my Nephew Tyson was not feeling well. He was complaining that his ankle hurt and he had a "skull" ache. By Monday night he wasn't feeling any better so she took him to the emergency room. Just so you know when you take your child to the emergency room with aches and pains in their body and you can't explain why...... they treat you like a child abuser. Anyway, they determined he had strep and sent him home with antibiotics. Tuesday he wasn't feeling any better but actually worse. He was complaining that his body ached and by night time he could hardly walk. She took him to the emergency room again and this time was admitted to the hospital. This is what they determined he has Henoch-Schonlein purpura

They put him on steroids and within a few hours he was back to his old self. He can't go to school until his immune system is back up to normal. Still pretty scary though. Just thought I would put the awareness out there for you.

{Memory Tuesday}

DO YOU HAVE ANY NICKNAMES? WHO CALLS YOU THOSE NAMES? DO YOU LIKE THE NICKNAMES?

Growing up I was probably called brat and spaz by my siblings. lol.

In high school my friend started to call me Amos, I didn't really like it but it didn't bother me, it never stuck though.

The most common name for me is Aim. Since Amy is so long and all I guess that is a good one. LOL.

My husband calls me princess and has called me that for a long time now. I love it.

{Weird things about me}

I was tagged by my friend Jenn. Here are the "rules" she gave me:

A. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.
B. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1. Everyday after my shower I have to clean my ears out with q-tips. I literally have anxiety if I don't

2. If I don't have acrylic nails on my fingers I will pick at my cuticles. YUCK!

3. I am obsessed with my camera and pictures. If I misplace my camera I will not sleep until it is found. Another anxiety problem I have.

4. I have to drink at least 1 diet coke a day or I will get a splitting head ache

5. I am entertained quite easily. I have caught myself many times being the only one in the movie theater laughing.

6. I can't go anywhere without foundation on my face. Other make up I am fine with not having on.

Okay, I am tagging: Kent, Jen S, & Haylee. I don't know any other bloggers :)

{Voting Results}

1,433 people voted for a big box development in Heber

1,327 voted against it.

Looks like we will be growing whether people like it or not. I bet all 1327 of those voters will shop at the stores!

{Memory Tuesday, Go Vote}

DO YOU HAVE A WEAKNESS OR AFFINITY FOR CERTAIN THINGS? (CHEESECAKE, JEWELRY, CHOCOLATE, SHOES, CARS, ETC.)

In the food department I think one thing I crave a lot is microwave popcorn with Parmesan cheese sprinkled on it. I know, weird. My mom got me on that one, thanks a lot mom!
I use to be addicted to Pepsi but was converted to Diet Coke. I can't go a day without one. And if I can get it in crushed ice that is even better!
I also always love getting a new purse. I will buy one and then a months later get sick of it and need another one.

Today in Heber citizens are voting whether or not to expand the building code, this would allow a Walmart and other big businesses to come to Heber. For those of you that don't know Heber it is a very small town but growing rapidly. I remember as a child when they first got a McDonalds, that was a HUGE deal!

Honestly I would love to have a Walmart close by, or anything for that matter. If you need to buy clothes it is a 15 minute drive to Park City or 20 minute drive to Provo. Otherwise you are going to the local store (Kings) or family dollar if you are desperate. The problem a lot of people have is it would put all of the small mom and pop businesses out of business. With the rate the city is growing I don't think they can avoid it much longer.

I will let you know what the outcome is.

{Cancer Sucks}

A coworker of mine found out in September that their 12 year old son has liver cancer. They were hopeful for a recovery. He has gone through chemo and a couple surgeries but just got the news that the cancer has spread to his intestines and is in all the major 4 veins so not even a transplant would help. They have told them to take him home and love and enjoy every minute they have with him. They don't know how long he has but probably won't be around next summer. I can't even imagine going through this! Here is their blog if you would like to read it.

How do you prepare a 12 year old to die? Here is something they said on the blog that hit me pretty hard.

"He goes around saying but you will be right behind me right mom you will be just a second and you'll be in heaven because in heaven every minute in heaven is a 1000 years on earth. So our saying around here is we'll be just behind you in just a second."

{Honor my Mother Day October 25, 1943 - November 2, 2003}

Not a day goes by that I don't think of my mom.

Today

I will honor her life

Carolyn (Joan) Edwards Remund.

She passed away November 2, 2003 after a year long battle of Lung Cancer.

I am the baby of the family and my mom always had my back. All I had to do was scream and she would come running to my defence telling my brothers and sister to leave me alone (the scream was hardly ever legit)

Laying on her lap in church touching her hands and feeling her finger nails. She always made sure they were filed and painted.

I had a lot of time alone with her since I was the youngest. She would take me shopping and say "don't tell dad we bought this" (You know I had to have those $80.00 pair of Girbaud jeans, that was a lot of money for jeans back then) It made me feel so special!

She was such a simple woman. She never got rid of anything and would use it until it just could not be used one more second. Example: Her blow dryer and curlers. I think she bought those in 1960 and used them until the day she lost her hair to Chemo!
Or when she finally broke down and got an answering machine and caller ID, it was a changing day for her! HA HA

I'm sure I gave her a lot of grey hair as a teenager. When I was late coming home (which was every night) never fail she would be sitting in front of our big window on the couch waiting for me to walk through the door. If I was outside and she wanted me to come in she would flash the porch light.

She was a collector. Her home was full of nick nacks, dolls, and of course BEANIE BABIES!

At times when I thought she would be mad and disappointed in me the most, instead she would be sensitive and understanding and do anything and everything to help me.

Anything you needed she was just a phone call away. She would drop anything she was doing to talk or spend time with her kids. She would plan parties for every occasion whether it was birthdays, holidays, even a jazz or BYU game. When she cooked, it was always with love. She knew everyone's favorite food and would always make extra so she could send it home with you.
Her grandchildren made her so happy. She made a scrapbook of her grandkids and on the front it says "Grandchildren light up your life" every single one of them had a special place in her heart.

She would watch my kids every Wednesday while I worked, that was the highlight of their week (I like to think it was hers too). She fed them toast, jam, banana's and sometimes a little slice of ham for breakfast then for lunch they would ride in grandpas truck to see the Cougar (BYU Stadium), get happy meals and go see the trains at the train yard. After nap they would sometimes walk to the store for a treat or just help her around the house or water the flowers outside. They will always have cherished memories of her and for that I am so grateful.

I say to everyone, please treasure your mothers!!! You won't know how much you miss or need them until they are gone.